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According to Italy’s Civil Protection Department, at least 247 people have lost their lives since a magnitude-6.2 earthquake rocked central Italy on August 25. Although tremors were felt as far away as Rome, the small town of Amatrice, which is about 87 miles from the capital city, was among the hardest hit. The devastation has proven to be so brutal, in fact, that Mayor Sergio Pirozzi said the town simply…

For some people around the world, a flooded river is serious business. It’s not just what you talk about at the water cooler that day. Take the Sam Lang village in Vietnam, for example. When the local river was flooded, the nearby suspension bridge was rendered useless. Travel was impossible and the village’s children couldn’t get to school. But that’s when one heroic father stepped up and did the unthinkable: he…

googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTAT_ATF’); }); British daredevil and parkour enthusiast Max Cave is quite literally taking his stunts to new heights! Cave is a member of a parkour team called Storror. They’re a group of extremists who travel the world in search of their next dangerous stunt. In a recent trip to Hong Kong, Cave, wearing only street clothes and no protective gear whatsoever, takes a running start and leaps from…

Central government employees, who are not entitled to air travel, can fly to Jammu and Kashmir, Northeastern states and Andaman and Nicobar Islands under Leave Travel Concession (LTC) allowance for two years till September 2018. Read more: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Central-govt-employees-can-fly-to-Jammu-Kashmir-Northeastern-states-on-LTC/articleshow/54254685.cms

From proposing with a ring to exchanging vows in front of our loved ones, we follow a lot of traditions when it comes to getting married. Practicing such rituals has become second nature to us in the modern age; in fact, we don’t really think about how they came to exist in the first place. Obviously, they aren’t anything new — most of them date back hundreds of years to…

Everyone knows that it’s a small world after all, but who knew just how tiny and beautiful our planet could look? DigitalGlobe must have had an idea and, thanks to their Daily Overview project, we can all appreciate views of the Earth that were once reserved for astronauts alone. Inspired by the overview effect, the experience of seeing firsthand the Earth in space and thinking about things such as international…

Soon, in many parts of the world, the temperature will drop dramatically and we’ll be consumed by snow. This makes the roads dangerous, the heating bills rise, and the time spent inside increase exponentially. In a nutshell, there’s a lot of bad that comes with it. But, there’s a lot of good, too. Well, at least one thing. It’s beautiful. Here are 23 places that look absolutely gorgeous in the…

To become the comedian we all know and love, James Corden worked his way up from relatively humble beginnings. The British-born figure is known for serving as the current host of CBS’s “The Late Late Show,” where his popular segments such as “Carpool Karaoke” have delighted millions of viewers from all across the globe. When not dedicating time to his talk show career, Corden can be found immersing himself in…